王尔德经典语录双语版

奥斯卡·王尔德(Oscar Wilde)生于1854年，卒于1900年，为剧作家、诗人、散文家，19世纪与萧伯纳齐名的英国才子。他的戏剧、诗作、小说则留给后人许多惯用语。

The only difference between a caprice and a life-long passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.

逢场作戏和终身不渝之间的区别只在于逢场作戏稍微长一些。

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiveing one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what would calls a romance.

爱，始于自我欺骗，终于欺骗他人。这就是所谓的浪漫。

——恋爱总是以自欺开始，以欺人结束。

The very essence of romance is uncertainty.

浪漫的精髓就在于它充满种种可能。

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.

人是理性动物，但当他被要求按照理性的要求行动时，可又要发脾气了。

My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or other of us has to go.

墙纸越来越破，而我越来越老，两者之间总有一个要先消失。——1900年11月30日，于左岸旅店，他的遗言。

No man is rich enough to buy back his own past.

-An Ideal Husband (1895)

没有人富有到可以赎回自己的过去。

--改编自《理想的丈夫》

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

-The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)

真相很少纯粹，也决不简单。

——《不可儿嬉》